Tiny Cupcake Toppers

Create crowd-pleasing cupcake toppers featuring miniature versions of favorite desserts and add a touch of magic to any celebration!

Join innovative cupcake maker Sheryl Bito to create delightful dessert-themed cupcake toppers that are sure to amaze at birthdays, bridal showers and parties of all sorts! Start by creating marvelous little macarons with all the details of the real thing. Make a mini key lime pie with a textured graham cracker crust, garnished with a dollop of buttercream and fondant lime zest. Discover the secrets for replicating an ombré cake on a miniature scale. Then, create a tiny fondant version of a strawberry shortcake wrapped in ladyfingers sitting on a cake pedestal and doily. Sheryl also will show you how to make a cute chocolate jelly roll with strawberry cream arranged on a decorative plate with hand-painted details.

Lesson plan

Lesson 1. Introduction & Getting Started

Meet your instructor, Sheryl Bito, as she leads you on a tour of the adorable toppers you’ll make and then learn how to prepare your cupcake.

13:07

Lesson 2. Mini Macarons

Sculpt this French treat to include traditional “feet” and filling. Place it on a delicate fondant serving tray. Très mignon!

24:40

Lesson 3. Key Lime Pie

Learn how to make a textured pie crust and add delicate whipped-cream detail. Then cut out a slice and don’t forget the lime garnish!

15:47

Lesson 4. Ombré Layer Cake

Translate one of cake decorating’s latest trends into miniature form as you frost your topper with real buttercream and make a tiny serving knife.

17:16

Lesson 5. Strawberry Shortcake

Cut and texture fondant to make a row of ladyfingers to go around your filling. Top of with some adorable glazed strawberries.

17:32

Lesson 6. Jelly Roll

Hand paint a delightful serving tray to show off this final bite-size masterpiece, which includes fruit garnish and whipped cream.

"I loved this class. The projects are on the easier side to learn, but there are soo many different ways you can use the skills being taught. Easy to understand and great step-by-step instructions" - LPNORMMELBOURNE

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Lesson plan

5:28

Lesson 1. Introduction & Getting Started

Meet your instructor, Sheryl Bito, as she leads you on a tour of the adorable toppers you’ll make and then learn how to prepare your cupcake.

13:07

Lesson 2. Mini Macarons

Sculpt this French treat to include traditional “feet” and filling. Place it on a delicate fondant serving tray. Très mignon!

24:40

Lesson 3. Key Lime Pie

Learn how to make a textured pie crust and add delicate whipped-cream detail. Then cut out a slice and don’t forget the lime garnish!

15:47

Lesson 4. Ombré Layer Cake

Translate one of cake decorating’s latest trends into miniature form as you frost your topper with real buttercream and make a tiny serving knife.

17:16

Lesson 5. Strawberry Shortcake

Cut and texture fondant to make a row of ladyfingers to go around your filling. Top of with some adorable glazed strawberries.

17:32

Lesson 6. Jelly Roll

Hand paint a delightful serving tray to show off this final bite-size masterpiece, which includes fruit garnish and whipped cream.

The instructor

Sheryl Bito, Instructor of Tiny Cupcake Toppers

Sheryl is the owner of BunsInTheOven, a custom cupcake and cake bakery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Sheryl's style is often described as cute, sweet and colorful, with lots of attention to detail. She's been featured in numerous publications, both local and worldwide and had the opportunity to bake for people from all walks of life—from babies to brides, personalities to celebrities. Sheryl is a wonderful teacher with a talent for making her techniques approachable, applicable and fun. She is greatly looking forward to sharing her signature cupcake design skills for the first time—on Craftsy!

Ratings & reviews

Class rating

(24 reviews)

Darn Cute

by Tanea Lowe on February 17, 2015

These are just the cutest. And the way it was shown was very simple.

These are just the cutest. And the way it was shown was very simple.

Miniature Toppers

by Tica06 on February 4, 2015

I think is great, I love it so far.

I think is great, I love it so far.

Great!

by Brienne Hedgecock on January 25, 2015

This class is very easy to follow and now I have the confidence to try other tiny creations :) love love love this class!!

This class is very easy to follow and now I have the confidence to try other tiny creations :) love love love this class!!

Cute

by renuwka2245586 on December 1, 2014

Really fun and easy to follow!

Really fun and easy to follow!

I Can't Stop Smiling

by OvalleM on September 19, 2014

What an adorable way to transform many cool foods into mini versions!

I'm only on the first lesson but I can already tell I'll love this class!

What an adorable way to transform many cool foods into mini versions!

I'm only on the first lesson but I can already tell I'll love this class!

Frequently asked questions

Absolutely! Sheryl demonstrates how to make dessert toppers that can be place on cupcakes, full-sized cakes or cookies! You'll love her attention to detail and can adjust the scale or number of toppers for any confectionary project!